Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2472	House Author:  Marquez
Effective:  9-1-11	Senate Sponsor:  Rodriguez

            House Bill 2472 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize, rather than require, a sheriff to report to the national crime information center within a specified  period each warrant or capias issued for a defendant charged with a misdemeanor other than a Class C misdemeanor who fails to appear in court when summoned and to clarify the sheriff's duty to make that report for a defendant charged with a felony under those circumstances.